----- Original Message ----- From: "JDG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 5:58 PM Subject: Contraception
> At 04:53 PM 8/9/2004 +0000 Alberto Monteiro wrote: > >> Because in my (and many other people's) opinion, opposing > >> contraception is a bad idea that would drastically lower the > >> quality of life for almost everyone. If God opposes all > >> contraception, then that suggests a God with very little > >> understanding, compassion, or empathy for the human condition. > >> If that's true, then we're all thoroughly screwed. So, > >> "inconceivable" wouldn't be the right word, but "terrifying" might. > >> > >But the Catholic church is _not_ against contraception [ok: maybe > >it's time to cut some of many negatives in this sentence!]. They > >fiercely propose one 100% effective way of contraception: sexual > >abstinence! > > Thank you. > > It is worth noting that there are an awful lot of 1, 2, and 3-child > Catholic families thanks to NFP. And lotsa surprises too. The reality is that NFP only works well with a fraction of the women...and the only way to be sure if your wife is one of those women is to do the experiment. The low success rate has been confirmed on this list, including our resident physician. The only way it can work well when practiced by a representative sample of the population, is if most recent medical research is wrong. I figured that, if I were to use NFP and wanted a high chance of success, we'd have no more than 10-15 possible days per year for sex. And, of course, those would be the days of the absolute least interest for my wife. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
